I traveled back to ancient times, but I was able to lie down and relax.

Liu Nanjia and Song Chen then scattered all the phosphorus powder they had brought with them, and then took the opportunity to slip to the back of the house, took off their white coats, and hid in a secluded corner of the yard.

When the commotion in the front yard gradually subsided, it must have been Liu Song who first got Old Master Liu into bed and then went out to fetch Doctor Li.

So they quickly took advantage of the time and climbed over the wall to get out, just like they had come.

On the way, Liu Nanjia couldn't help but laugh when she thought of how scared the father and son had looked.

But then Song Chen asked, "You just said that your mother was also killed by them?"

Liu Nanjia shrugged. "My mother died of illness. After my father passed away, she couldn't bear the blow. There was chaos and war at the time, and no one could find her a doctor. She just passed away like that. But if you ask me, she probably suffered from heart disease. She lost contact with her uncle and was bullied by her husband and Fang Shi at home. Over time, this accumulated into an illness. So it's not wrong to say that they were the ones who caused it."

Song Chen nodded and said nothing more.

Liu Nanjia recalled what he had just said about hell and praised, "What you said was really good; it actually made the old man faint."

"Forcing someone as selfish as him to admit his mistakes is pointless. Even if he verbally admits it, who knows what he'll really think? It's only effective if you make him realize what he'll lose."

Liu Nanjia nodded approvingly, feeling that Song Chen's words made a lot of sense.

The two arrived home shortly after talking. Song Chen hid the white robe in his room, saying it might come in handy.

After all that commotion, Liu Nanjia was indeed exhausted. She returned to her room, confirmed that Sirou hadn't woken up, lay down, and quickly fell asleep.

The next morning, Aunt Wang came to their house.

He said mysteriously, "Nan Jia, do you know what? The Liu family's main branch was haunted last night!"

Liu Nanjia chuckled inwardly; the news had spread quite quickly.

But she still pretended to be surprised, "Really? What happened? Aunt Wang, tell me about it."

Aunt Wang laughed with a hint of schadenfreude, "Just last night, in the middle of the night, when I was half asleep, I heard some noises coming from the Liu family's side, some crying and howling. After a while, I heard Liu Song and Doctor Li passing by outside my yard. Doctor Li was cursing and complaining that he was an old man and had to be woken up in the middle of the night."

"I was just curious, so I dragged my husband to the Liu family's house to see what was going on. That's when I found out that their house was haunted! When I got there, Old Master Liu was still unconscious, and Madam Fang was wailing and howling, saying that the second wife and her husband had just come to settle scores with them. Her youngest son, what was his name again, Liu Anren, was also scared into having hysteria, and her eldest son was also quite frightened, keeping Doctor Li busy for quite a while."

Liu Nanjia felt a little guilty upon hearing this. He hadn't realized there were so many things behind it all. He hadn't expected that the Liu family members were so useless, dragging down Doctor Li.

Aunt Wang was still saying, "I was listening over there. They said Liu Anren is fine, just scared. He's just a kid, he'll be fine after some rest. Old Master Liu was furious, or what was it again? Oh dear, anyway, half of it was anger and half was fright. The old man isn't young anymore, and Doctor Li said he needs to rest well, otherwise he might have a stroke!"

"What about Fang Shi and Liu Song?" Liu Nanjia asked curiously. In front of Aunt Wang, she didn't need to pretend and just called them by their names.

Aunt Wang pursed her lips. "They were yelling the loudest, but nothing actually happened. They really got off easy. However, when I came this morning, I saw Liu Yan heading to Doctor Li's house again. Maybe something else happened? Oh dear, I have to go check on her again."

Liu Nanjia felt a little regretful when she heard that the eldest son and his wife were alright, but she smiled when she heard the rest.

She knew what had happened; it must have been the laxative she had put on the steamed bun that had taken effect. Liu Mei was fine, probably because she hadn't eaten much.

That's right. Before she started pretending to be a ghost yesterday, she went to the kitchen. She was thinking about where to sprinkle the food, but when she got there, she saw several coarse flour buns. It seems that Fang was being lazy and made a lot at once in the evening so that they could be eaten directly the next morning.

Wouldn't that make things easier for her?

After all, ghostly figures alone are not very intimidating and are easily recognized, so she went to great lengths to create will-o'-the-wisps so that they would believe that the ghosts of the second wife and her husband had truly arrived.

The same goes for the laxatives. She hadn't expected to frighten them into illness, so she used the laxatives she had gotten from Doctor Bai before as punishment for them.

Otherwise, according to what she said last night, the second wife and her husband went to great lengths to make the trip, only to end up just talking, which would be a huge waste.

I feel a little bad for Grandma Liu and Liu Yan; they were innocent victims of this. However, they always eat very little, so based on the dosage they took, they should only have very mild symptoms.

Hearing the good news in the morning, Liu Nanjia was in a good mood all day. She even discussed it with her brother, Liu Yanxi, who was surprised, a little happy, and a little sad.

"Sister, do you really think Father and Mother have passed away? Then why don't they come to see us?"

Liu Sirou also blinked her big eyes at her.

Liu Nanjia was stunned. How was she supposed to explain this? It was her and Song Chen pretending to be lovers.